The Open Ended Question

[ages]

A fresh breeze blew over Seiger as he stepped from the dark portal that lead to the Underworld, the warmth of the Olympus sun stroking his cold frame. The Olympus Coliseum stood before him, a towering structure of history, telling of innumerable victories and failures. He shook his head, trying to clear the memories of his time in the Underworld.

"Somethings can't be forgotten," he admitted to himself as he strolled towards the giant gates of the coliseum, "But that doesn't mean I can't move on. Let's see what the Light has in store for me," With that in mind, he strode past the gates of the Coliseum and into the next chapter of the story

[keyblade]

A blinding ray of light shot Koto in the face as she fell from the dark vortex. She put her hand to her head, and then looked up. Where was she? Bright colors of golden seemed to surround her as she stood up wobbly. She took another glance at her surroundings, she was in the middle of a path, and ahead of her were two statues with a giant door between them. The grass was surprisingly green, and lively, and by the looks of the place, it was certainly royal.

This was not Traverse Town obviously, but Koto did want to know where she actually was. She walked over to the door, nudged it open, and walked inside. It was a small room, and it lead to another, but a sign hung across that entrance, therefor blocking it off. Nobody was in the room, and Koto herself wasn't sure how to get out of this day-dreamy world.

"Hello? Is anybody there?" She said far to quietly. She was hoping somebody would answer, but so far the place looked pretty abandoned accept for the fact of how clean everything looked. To her left, and right were a few cups supposedly won from some sort of competition. They were spotless, epically the golden one.

She took a few steps towards it, and read what was engraved on the priceless hunk of metal. "Hercules." Koto held onto of her arms at her side by the shoulder with another hand, and took a step back to look at it from afar. Hercules..who was that? Some famous person, prehaps?

[ages]

OOC:
It's been 4 days, so sorry for the late reply! Been busy!

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BIC:

Seiger was startled and jumped a little when he heard a voice whispering from the corridor behind him. He quickly spun and was taken aback, suddenly realizing what had happened, or more accurately, what had not happened.

"How come I don't remember going through that corridor...?" he questioned as he cautiously stepped into the dark corridor, searching for the light of the waiting room he knew was beyond. Looking into the light of the room, Seiger hid in the shadows for a moment, wanting to know if there was a threat he had to be wary off. All he saw was a girl in light clothing, her hair a beautiful brown, and her body, where exposed, was wrapped in bandages of some sort. He took a deep breath, evaluating the situation. She wore light clothing, and had a docile aura, so it was very likely she was not a bad guy, or at least, she was safe for the moment. However, try as he might, Seiger could not sense her power. It was as if something was hindering his ability to evaluate the strength of people. He frowned, worried if his experiences in the Underworld were the cause of this hinderance.

"Hercules," she whispered, reading off the trohies. A sweet voice. Brown hair, sweet voice, Chihiro... Seiger shook his head, clearing the memories of his crush. It was ridiculous to imagine she was alive anyway, his whole world was destroyed, right?

"Well," Seiger coughed lightly before speaking, "He's the hero of Olympus. A demi-god, the son of Zeus, the Father of Gods of this world," he crossed the metal chains, his traveller cloak falling around his easily, hiding his body.

[keyblade]

Koto heard a light cough, and then a voice, speaking from behind her. She let go of her arm, and listened to their words before turning around. Before her was a boy looking about around the age of seventeen, or eighteen, or at least somewhere around there. He was wearing a cloak that hid most of his body, and wore a pair of combat boots.

Koto took a slight step back after facing him, and then bit her lip not really knowing what to say to this stranger. The most sensible thing to do would be to ask where they were. After all, this boy seemed to understand stand this place better then she did. She didn't know who Zeus was, or what a "demi-god" was, or anything about this place matter of factually.

"Do you know where we are?" She asked quietly, and timidly looking at him. She had to get out of this world, she didn't exactly belong here, she was needed to Traverse Town, right? Well, it didn't really matter. All she had was herself, it wouldn't make a difference if she was stranded here or not.

[ages]

"Olympus," Seiger replied simply, "A strange world with three planes: Olympus, Earth, and the Underworld. Olympus is a heavenly place where gods live, Earth is where we are, and the Underworld is where souls, demons, and the god of death, Hades, all live,"

The girl finally turned around, and his first thought when he saw her was that she looked nothing like Chihiro. Looking into her grey eyes, Seiger had to fight the urge to shudder. They oozed of sorrow and pain, confusion and terror bubbling just beneath the calm surface. Was her world consumed by darkness as well? Or did she lose a loved one? Maybe it was both, Seiger knew that he had experienced that searing pain before, but his faith in the Light had saved him. What about this girl...?

"I've only been here for a short time though," he continued, "My introduction to this land was not a pleasant one. I was actually in Traverse Town before I was brought here,"

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Koto shut her eyes for a brief moment while listening to the boy's words. She had visited other worlds, but ones like this she had never encountered before. She opened her eyes again, and watched the boy as he forced himself not to shudder. Was she honestly that terrifying?

He mentioned moments later how long he had been here in Olympus, and where he had came from. Koto wondered why he thought his introduction hadn't been too pleasant for him, but just decided to reply rather then ask. She knew some things were personal to people.

"I live there, in Traverse Town. I..don't remember how I got here exactly, I just recall the feeling of falling." She answered.

[ages]

"Falling? You mean, you didn't open a portal here on purpose?" Seiger was curious. As far as he knew, the only way to travel between worlds was by portals opened by some means. If she had fallen through one into this world it would mean that either someone tricked her into coming here, or else there were random portals hidden in worlds. Now wouldn't that be interesting.

Or else she was yet another trick by Hades, but that was impossible... Wasn't it?

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Koto shook her head, and listened to more of what he had to say. She had no purpose being brought here, and she was certain she didn't open a portal. "Yes, falling. I don't think I opened a portal either.." Mumbled Koto, and looked back at where she had entered from. "Outside of that door is where I came from. I don't suppose the portal is still there.. that is, if it was what brought me here."

She turned back towards Seiger, and said, "..You know, you don't have to hide it. These eyes, I'm sorry they bring you fear. I'll be on..my way now." Koto looked down at the ground, and then started walking out from where she came from.

Whenever she was out of the building, she sighed, looked around for a moment, and sat down on a bench. This was just great. What a mess she had gotten herself into, she didn't even know her way around this world.

[ages]

OOC:
Hmmm... Something interesting needs to happen... I feel like dragging a BIG BIG monster in. What say you? =P

BIC:
Before Seiger could say a word, the girl had turned and gone off and away, out of the Coliseum and through the dark corridor. He stood there stunned, he hadn't even had the chance to reply, and she walked away! Evidently not a social butterfly, Seiger could not help but feel a twinge of disappointment. He didn't even know her name. Now he'd had to remember the face without a name, and that always put him off, as if he had seen a painting without the picture, just the frame. Turning back, he headed into the Coliseum, deciding that if he had no way out of this place, he may as well train a little before he headed off. He did, afterall, just learn a new power in the Underworld.

"No portal, hm?" he thought to himself as he strolled through the dark corridor, "She was a strange one. And her eyes really didn't put me off that much, they were... Intriguing. Yes, that's the word, intriguing. I just wished I..."

[keyblade]

Ooc:

My thoughts exactly.

Bic:

Koto closed her eyes, and sighed again, trying to think of a good explanation out of here. Her thoughts were soon interrupted, however. She heard a massive roar from behind her, which made her flinch, and she also felt something breathing on the back of her neck. She opened her eyes, and slowly turned around.

What lied behind her was a beast. It was giant, it had scaly red skin, and a neck the size of a tree trunk. Mounted on the neck was a head with razor sharp fangs attached. Koto held her breath, and could actually see how close it was to her. Face-to-face. She took a few quick steps back; which was a mistake, it just made the creature get more anxious for the kill.

Koto whipped out her over sized fan, and held it behind her. While doing so, gusts of wind built up around it, and whenever she released the attack, as it hit the monster, it let out a screech after the howling wind. Of course, it wasn't dead. It was merely wounded, and not wounded enough. The attempt to injure the monster badly failed, and now it was only furious.

It lifted its head up, and then with a swipe of its massive claws, it hit Koto in the shoulder. She didn't go flying back like most people would, she just fell down. The fan landed beside her, but all she did was flinch when she removed her hand off of the injury. Blood, it wasn't too bad. She really expected the hit to be worst, it wasn't as bad she she had thought it would have been. The monster got ready for its next attack.

[ages]

And roared once more as Tarazed sheathed itself into its back, the two meter long blade buried fully into the creature's body. Seiger clung to his hilt, his knuckles turning snow white from the exertion as the creature writhed and bucked, trying to throw the man off its back. It finally leapt and threw itself against the coliseum stands, hoping to smash the man off its back, crushing him between itself and the stone structure. Seiger twisted his grip and unsheathed his sword, slicing through more of the creature as he leapt off just before the creature smashed into the coliseum. Corkscrewing through the air, Seiger unleashed a concentrated blast of wind into the creature's belly, the force great enough to smash boulders to pieces. The creature roared in anguish as the attack pushed it further into the stands, causing debris to crumble upon it.

Seiger landed unevenly and hit the ground hard, falling to his butt as the attack had cost him more strength than he had realized. Never before had he encountered such a creature. Its large, bulky body had four stubby legs, with a fat tail trailing out behind it. The creature's long neck was spiked, and every part of its body was a deep purple colour. Yellow reptilian eyes slowly refocused as the creature shook off the shock of the attack and began to pick itself up.

"You!" Seiger called out to the bandaged girl at the other end of the coliseum, "You alright?"

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Koto watched the intense battle quietly. It was the boy from before who had challenged the creature. It certainly wasn't giving in without a fight, it bucking, and thrashing about, and all. The boy was apparently more experienced in fighting, as plain as it was to see. He sent a blast of wind at the creature, the wind having great force, and it started to be forced back into the stands.

The boy had fallen back, and by that time the beast was beginning to shake off the blow, and haul itself back up. From the boy, Koto heard him ask if she was alright. "I should be asking you that. I have to admit I've had better days, but I highly doubt it's anything serious." She replied quickly, and stood back up.

After she had gotten to her feet, she picked up the fan, ran over to the boy's side, and knelled by him. The straight line of her lips curled a little, indicating a small smile from her face. She stared at the creature. "You have a talent to still be alive." She said, and the smirk faded.

[ages]

The creature roared its challenge and leapt to its feet, charging towards the two combatants. Its belly scraping the floor, it moved with greater speed than Seiger had anticipated, running him off and smashing him into the opposite side of the coliseum. Rubble and scales crushed the man as he struggled, his sword pinned uselessly to his side

[keyblade]

Koto heard a roar from the creature as it jumped to its feet. It immediately started charging towards her, and the boy. It belly dragged along the floor as it ran. Koto, alarmed as it smashed into Seiger, suppressed a yelp, and half rolled, half threw herself away from it to avoid it stomping her.

The boy was already on the other side of the coliseum, getting crushed by the beast's massive body, and strength. She had to do something to get the monster away from him. With her weapon, she sent a gust of wind at the beast's neck which snapped it to attention. He turned around slowly, let Seiger drop to the ground, and started walking towards Koto.

Whenever she noticed the animal was slithering towards her, she took swift steps back into her back hit a peer which was already damaged from the monster from before. It was loosed, and strangely had a rope around it.

As the creature neared, and whenever it was close enough, Koto grabbed the end of the rope, and jerked it towards her, making it tumbled upon the beast. She shielded her eyes with her arm as a dusty haze surrounded her, and then monster making it extremely hard to see.

Whenever the haze cleared, Koto ran over to Seiger, and looked back at the creature.
"I don't think it's dead yet.." She mumbled, and watched as it weakly crawled back up to its legs, and lifted up its head.

[ages]

Seiger coughed and spat out the blood and dirt from his mouth, looking up at the bandaged girl who had run over to him. He decided he'd call her "Bandaged" for now, since she had yet to introduce herself. Turning from her, he saw that she had managed to trip the beast and it was now struggling to its feet, its amber eyes burning with hate as a growl came from its long neck. To take this beast down there were only two options: Find the weakest part of its body and attack there, or else try to find its heart and stab it.

"With my sword, it shouldn't be a problem piercing through its hide, " Seiger thought, "But it would have to be a precise stab, and I don't have the stamina to start stabbing it all over its body. Perhaps..." looking at the monster and Bandaged, he decided it was worth the risk.

"Could you circle around and strike at its tail and back?" he asked Bandaged, his voice coming out dry, the dust and dirt in his throat, "We need to find its weak spot, take it down fast,"